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The crucifying of the world
The crucifying of the world by the cross of Christ with a preface to the nobles, gentlemen, and all the rich, directing them how they may be richer / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed by R. W. for Nevill Simmons, 1658
The Crucifying of the world, BY The Cross of CHRIST. › Part 1 › Section 4
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
They reproached Christ when they had smote him, and tauntingly bid him, Prophesy who smote him. And the world and all the Idols of it deserve no better of us, when they will usurp the place of God; and we may well scorn such a God as Elijah did Baal, and as God useth to do by the Idols of the heathen. Fine gods indeed, that can neither save themselves nor us.
They reproached Christ when they had smote him, and tauntingly bid him, Prophesie who smote him. And the world and all the Idols of it deserve no better of us, when they will usurp the place of God; and we may well scorn such a God as Elias did Baal, and as God useth to do by the Idols of the heathen. Fine gods indeed, that can neither save themselves nor us.
The world did strip Christ and put on him a robe and a Crown ⟨p. 29⟩of thorns, and a reed into his hand, and again spit upon him and mocked him. And this contempt in our apprehensions must we cast upon the arrogant world; we must strip it of its vain show, and give it the honour of a reed for levity, and of thorns for unprofitableness and vexation; for as thorns it vexeth when it promiseth felicity, and as thorns it choketh that word of truth, and as a reed it is shaken with every wind.
The world did strip Christ and put on him a robe and a Crown ⟨p. 29⟩of thorns, and a reed into his hand, and again spit upon him and mocked him. And this contempt in our apprehensions must we cast upon the arrogant world; we must strip it of its vain shew, and give it the honour of a reed for levity, and of thorns for unprofitableness and vexation; for as thorns it vexeth when it promiseth felicity, and as thorns it choaketh that word of truth, and as a reed it is shaken with every wind.